Larry Ivy (born 1943/1944) is a former

athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches a ...

for the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

. Ivy, an alumnus of the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...

, was hired by the University of Kentucky in 1969 as director of

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. In 1976, he began working in the athletic department at UK as assistant athletic director and later associate athletics director for internal affairs under then-AD

C. M. Newton Charles Martin Newton (February 2, 1930 – June 4, 2018) was an American collegiate basketball player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Transylvania University from 1956 to 1968, the University ...

. He was promoted to senior associate AD in 1993. On June 30, 2000, Ivy became Athletic Director upon Newton's retirement. On March 5, 2002, Ivy resigned amid a review of the athletic department by UK President Lee Todd, Jr. following discovery of NCAA violations in the football program under coach

Hal Mumme Hal Clay Mumme (born March 29, 1952) is a former American football player, and current offensive analyst for the Sullivan East H.S Patriots football program. He most recently served as an offensive advisor for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL (20 ...

. In April, 2004, Ivy was a candidate for the athletics director position at

Tennessee Tech Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie, the name unde ...

, but withdrew his name from consideration to focus on his business interests. Ivy was one of the rights holders of

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franchises in Russia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivy, Larry Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Alabama alumni Kentucky Wildcats athletic directors 1940s births